Documentation

Points to consider (based on 27 Oct. Skype)

(1) Hannah to send Iain telescope optical prescription (done).

(2) Consideration of mounting, in terms of peripherals and control equipment — basically starting to think about packaging and how much needs to be mounted on the port vs. off to the sides, note that control of moving parts will be pneumatic (James/Egan).

(3) Question of which coating to buy for the Andor iDus camera -- new option has higher QE over wider range, but higher dark current (Amanda & Hannah)

(4) Question of whether we want two optimized wavelength settings, like SPRAT, or only one — the former aren’t being well used on SPRAT and the latter saves a moving part. although they say that they have plans to ensure that part is more reliable than the current version (Amanda & Hannah)

(5) Think about optimal slit size — 1.5” min, could be up to 2”, could also consider stepped slit — these are laser cut, and we could request more than one (Amanda & Hannah)

(6) Thinking about .fits header information for compatibility with data reduction pipeline, and how to integrate TCS with instrument to allow automated acquisition (Carel)

Notes from meeting on 1st Feb 2019

Combined Sprat/SHOC is way to go.

Working out from Nasmyth:

"Inside" Nasymyth is autoguider. This can patrol half of the field of view, and will hopefully have a focus mechanism.

Nasmyth mounting:

James to provide details of this mounting as used on Wide Field Camera on opposite port.

1/4 of the field of view will be for a High Resolution Spectrograph (HRS) fibre feed

1/4 of the field of view with be for SPRAT/SHOC

A cable wrap (copy of that on opposite port) will be provided. James to provide details.

There is possibility of pneumatic supply

Deployable calibration mirror (to feed flat/arc)

Deployable slit

Field Lens

Collimator Lens

FILTER SLIDES (3). Hopefully <50mm thickness. To house maybe 5 filters each. Note one filter will need to be order blocker (4000-8000 Angstroms) for SPRAT. James to design to fit to an interface in SPRAT.

SHOC/SPRAT hybrid

Point was raised that (rather than comount SHOC and this new spectrograph) we could use an iXon camera in the SPRAT system, add filter wheels, and effectively use it as SHOC when the slit, grating, and prisms are out of beam. The iXon has 1024 x 13-micron pixels as opposed to the iDus 1024 x 26-micron pixels. A test was performed at LT in the week of 15 Dec., in which the 85 mm f/1.8 camera lens was swapped out with a 50 mm Nikon f/1.4. The result from an arc was 7.70 Å/channel, central wavelength 6009.04 Å, range 4073.64 – 8018.33 Å. This range could be tweaked by tilting the camera slightly.

Point raised by Stu at 12 Feb. 2019 Skype about filter wheel insertion into collimated beam causing flexture. James thinks that if the design can stay within the original structure envelope, and we are smart about orientation, the current stiffness might suffice. Alternatives to consider are (1) mounting a filter wheel near the entrance to the instrument or (2) separate SPRAT/SHOC mountings, by removing SPRAT and disconnecting the camera to reattach on the port.